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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 1.0 Conformance icons

Scope of icons · How to use · Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

As part of a conformance claim to the "User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0," people may use a conformance icon. This document explains how to use UAAG 1.0 conformance icons.

This document has been produced by the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, which is part of the Web Accessibility Initiative. The latest version of the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG10/.

Please email error reports on this document or UAAG 1.0 to wai-uaag-editor@w3.org (public archive).

About UAAG 1.0 Conformance Icons

A conformance icon represents one of three "conformance levels" to UAAG 1.0. Here is the excerpt of UAAG 1.0 (section 3.1.4) that defines the conformance levels:

Each conformance level defines a set of requirements, based on priority.

Here is an example in XHTML of using the UAAG 1.0 Level Double-A icon and a link to a well-formed claim:

<a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/UAAG10AA-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level Double-A Conformance">
  <img height="32" width="88" 
          src="http://www.w3.org/WAI/uaag10AA"
          alt="Level Double-A conformance icon, 
          W3C-WAI User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" /></a>
  | <a href="URI-to-well-formed-claim">Conformance claim details</a>

Scope of the icons

People may use a conformance icon (or, "conformance logo") anywhere, including on a Web site, on user agent packaging, and in documentation. It is meaningless to use a conformance icon on its own, i.e., to use the icon without an associated well-formed conformance claim (which is defined in UAAG 1.0, section 3.2.4).

A conformance claim (with or without an accompanying conformance icon) is an assertion that a user agent has satisfied the requirements of a chosen conformance profile. Claimants (or relevant assuring parties) are solely responsible for the validity of their claims, keeping claims up to date, and proper use of the conformance icons.

How to use the icons

First, decide which of the following levels of conformance you wish to claim for the user agent. Please note that conformance to User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 involves more than choosing a conformance level; see the section on well-formed conformance claims for what is required when making a claim.

A conformance icon must link to the W3C explanation of the icon.

Level A conformance icon, W3C-WAI User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 level A conformance icon description

Level Double-A conformance icon, W3C-WAI User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Double-A conformance icon description

Level Triple-A conformance icon, W3C-WAI User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Triple-A conformance icon description

We recommend the following when referring to a UAAG 1.0 conformance icon from XHTML, for level A, Double A, and Triple A conformance, respectively:

<a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/uaag10A-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level A Conformance">
  <img height="32" width="88" 
          src="http://www.w3.org/WAI/uaag10A"
          alt="Level A conformance icon, 
          W3C-WAI User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" /></a>
<a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/uaag10AA-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level Double-A Conformance">
  <img height="32" width="88" 
          src="http://www.w3.org/WAI/uaag10AA"
          alt="Level Double-A conformance icon, 
          W3C-WAI User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" /></a>
<a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/uaag10AAA-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level Triple-A Conformance">
  <img height="32" width="88" 
          src="http://www.w3.org/WAI/uaag10AAA"
          alt="Level Triple-A conformance icon, 
          W3C-WAI User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" /></a>

Frequently asked questions about conformance icons

Refer also to general information about conformance to WAI accessibility guidelines, and the UAAG 1.0 FAQ

Can I copy the icon to my site and refer to it there?

Yes. However, the icon MUST be part of a link to the page that describes the icon.

What image formats are available for the icons?

The icons are available in PNG. People may use other formats for local copies.


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